http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/ Birds and Birding in Manitoba, Canada Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:40:30 GMT Dennis Fast http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13734 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13734 I counted at least 8 Yellow Rails on my favourite little dirt road tonight - most of them in ditch edges or just beyond. When I first heard them last week, I Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:47:08 GMT wltwb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13733 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13733 Thank you Rob for the information regarding the location of the cardinals. Bob and I went there today at approx. 3:00, parked by the fire hydrant on park blvd Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:33:41 GMT Richard Silverman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13732 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13732 Hi folks, Liis Veelma just called (13:00, Saturday) to report that she had just seen the male Lark Bunting. It was located, as described by Ken DeSmet via Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:07:41 GMT polarpablo10 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13731 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13731 was at the Lake for a few days, and returned to find a Northern Mockingbird on my back step; very unfortunate that it had hit the window. Paul Buchanan Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:09:43 GMT Charlie McPherson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13730 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13730 While taking a break at the farm today a beautiful, male bluebird landed on an elm tree out in the yard. that's the first bluebird I've seen in this area since Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:13:11 GMT Rob Parsons http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13729 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13729 Hi Christian, John & and any others who might be interested, I'm not sure how "reliable" they may be, but the Park Boulevard Northern Cardinals are still Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:35:18 GMT John Weier http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13728 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13728 i'd like to know about that reliable Northern Cardinal too. john ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Weier 239 Bartlet Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3L 0Z5 204 284 5313 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:48:25 GMT christian artuso http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13727 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13727 Can anyone suugest a reliable location to see Northern Cardinal this year? You can email me privately if you like Christian Artuso (Winnipeg) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:02:11 GMT Charlie McPherson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13726 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13726 On a hunch I drove down the lane today and found another le owl chick. Charlie McPherson Whytewold Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:14:45 GMT Liis Veelma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13725 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13725 The Common Loon pair at the Rat River Swamp Heritage Marsh big cell have two very small lunachicks. Also, possibly a Least Bittern called very briefly, twice, Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:00:37 GMT Rob Parsons http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13724 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13724 Hi all, Kelvin Krahn & I spent the morning of Canada Day, July 1st, at Grand Beach and Belair P.F. The Piping Plover pair beyond the lagoon channel had just Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:52:53 GMT T. Maconachie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13723 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13723 Evening All, Radisson Peregrines - the three chicks, 1 female and 2 males, are on the verge of fledging from the nestledge on the Radisson Hotel, so if you Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:29:05 GMT christian artuso http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13722 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13722 Ken Kingdon reports a territorial Yellow-breasted Chat in Riding Mountain National Park. The closest trailhead is at Baldy Lake, SW of the location. Head up Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:54:03 GMT christian artuso http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13721 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13721 Ken De Smet reports a male Lark Bunting displaying yesterday 3.8km south of Coulter on the mile road (157W i believe) at the Wang's a Lazuli Bunting was a one Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:40:44 GMT Frank Machovec http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13720 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Manitobabirds/message/13720 Gee, the photographers have been busy lately! I have just posted the following new images, and I am working on a few more... There is a set of photographs of